Table 2.

Factors associated with wasting among under-five children (n = 384) in Amhara region, Ethiopia

Variables	Number of wasted children		COR (95 % CI)	AOR (95 % CI)
	No	Yes
Child age (months)
6–23	165	38	3⋅55 (1⋅85, 8⋅22)	3⋅39 (1⋅63, 7⋅07)*
24–59	170	11	1	1
Sex of child
Female	139	17	1	1
Male	196	32	1⋅36 (0⋅84, 2⋅21)	0⋅73 (0⋅37, 1⋅44)
Paternal education
Some education	119	10	1	1
Not educated	216	39	2⋅15 (1⋅04, 4⋅46)	1⋅86 (0⋅76, 4⋅55)
Maternal education
Some education	113	10	1	1
Not educated	222	39	1⋅98 (0⋅98, 4⋅12)	0⋅66 (0⋅28, 1⋅56)
Initiation of BF
Immediately	239	20	1	1
After 1 h	96	29	2⋅39 (1⋅30, 4⋅39)	2⋅11 (1⋅05, 4⋅23)*
Diarrhoeal morbidity in the last 2 weeks
Yes	119	27	2⋅12 (1⋅15, 3⋅89)	2⋅02 (1⋅03, 3⋅96)*
No	216	21	1	1
Received diversified diet
Poor (<4 food groups)	264	45	3⋅03 (1⋅05, 8⋅69)	2⋅93 (1⋅09, 8⋅82)*
Good (≥4 food groups)	71	4	1
Attended ANC
Yes	206	24	1	1
No	129	25	1⋅66 (0⋅91, 3⋅04)	1⋅11 (0⋅55, 2⋅22)
Wealth index
Poor	143	33	2⋅76 (1⋅47, 5⋅23)	2⋅32 (1⋅16, 4⋅62)*
Medium/rich	192	16	1	1
Source of drinking water
Improved	190	23	1
Not improved	145	26	1⋅48 (0⋅81, 2⋅71)	1⋅17 (0⋅57, 2⋅39)
Household waste disposal
Proper	158	22	1
Open field	177	27	1⋅09 (0⋅60, 2⋅01)	0⋅89 (0⋅44, 1⋅79)

AOR, adjusted odd ratio; COR, crude odd ratio.

^*P < 0.05.